Swiss Oncology Center Prevents Errors Via RFID
Riviera Hospital is using Elekta’s RFID-based solution that issues an alert if a patient is being treated with the wrong accessories.
RFID News Roundup
RF Code launches smallest active asset-management tag; Survitec selects Tego’s RFID solution for ATA 2000-compliant life vests; RPH Engineering unveils RFID-enabled gun safe; Dutch mental health-care provider uses Ekahau’s RTLS to ensure staff safety; Canada’s National Research Council partners with industry to develop printed RFID tags; Cubic Transportation Systems launches NextWave Mobile Business System for transit agencies; PinPoint Commercial and Thrive Senior Living build RFID-enabled assisted-living community.
Pearl Company Creates Authentication Solution
Fukui Shell Nucleus Factory has developed a method of bonding a tiny RFID tag to a cultured pearl’s nucleus, which can then be implanted into an oyster to create a gem with its own built-in unique identifier.
Who Says RFID Tags Pose a Privacy Risk or Are Too Costly?
Not the thousands of consumers who are ordering battery-powered tags that leverage Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology.
RFID Tracks Cheese Production at Tnuva’s Factories
A solution provided by LogiTag has helped boost efficiency and reduce errors at two plants, and the Israeli dairy products company now intends to expand the system’s use.
Argentinean Sea Terminal to Launch RFID-Based Reefer Management
TecPlata’s terminal at Buenos Aries’ La Plata Port is installing active RFID tags from Identec Solutions to enable uses to remotely monitor and control conditions inside refrigerated containers.
Improving Food Safety and Quality In China
A platform that uses Internet of Things technologies can be used to monitor the country’s food supply.
Everyone Benefits When RFID Companies Focus on Specific Applications or Industries
RFID Global Solution and a handful of other providers are targeting customer segments—and winning business as a result.
Social Security Administration Awards $3.3M RFID Contract
The system, provided by RFID Global Solution and CodeSource, will track more than a million IT and office assets at three data centers and 1,500 offices across the United States.
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corp. Improves On-Time Rate
BMTC adopted an RFID solution that tells it when buses are running late on routes served by its busiest terminal.